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volcano

[vol-kay-noh] / vɒlˈkeɪ noʊ /


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The park service said earthquakes during the 2018 Kīlauea volcano eruption and summit collapse had damaged the cliffs near the arch.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

He had started leaning on Google’s AI-assisted search for other classes, like when he needed to label the parts of a volcano or write an essay about Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Satellites observed the eruption on September 5 as explosive activity continued at the volcano.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

On Monday, a speedboat carrying eight people, including five journalists working for local and international news agencies went missing near a volcano, Mount Anak Krakatau, in Banten province and a search is ongoing.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

The avalanche and blasts carried ice with them, and the heat from the volcano melted still more ice into water.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Across the surrounding countryside, seepages resemble miniature volcanoes overflowing with crude and leaving hardened black trails.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Hiding vegetables is a technique we tend to leave behind somewhere around the age of dino nuggets and mashed-potato volcanoes.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Its crust remains geologically active, with volcanoes and plate tectonics continuously reshaping the planet.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

The Pacific Ring of Fire refers to a string of volcanoes, earthquake sites and tectonic plates around the Pacific.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

In some spots, there were cracks in the crust, and that’s where volcanoes formed.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

One of the most active volcanos on Earth, Kilauea erupts every 2 to 3 years on average.

From Science Magazine ● May 27, 2024

In addition to lava, volcanos eject large amounts of pumice, ashes and gases as a fast-moving flow, known as "pyroclastic flow," and its sediments are a valuable data source on past eruptions.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024

It seemed like an eruption might be imminent … but volcanos are fickle.

From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2023

For the past few days, we'd been walking on black beaches formed by lava, driving past enormous craters left by dormant volcanos.

From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2023

The hot cakes rose like little hassocks, and small volcanos formed and erupted on them until they were ready to be turned.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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